Samsung Galaxy Note 4 - Page 348

HowMuchMapCanITakeOffline?
Whenselectingtheareaofthemaptotakeoffline,youarelimitedtoapproximately100MBof
mapdata.Youdon’tneedtoworryaboutthesizeofthedatabecauseifyouhaveselectedanarea
thatistoolarge,GoogleMapsgivesyouawarning.
It’sNotAllGood:OfflineMapsHaveLimitedUse
IfyoudownloadsomemapdatatoyourNote4,youcanuseittozoominandoutofthe
areayoudownloadedandalsoseewhereyouareonthemapinrealtime,eventhoughyou
havenonetworkcoverage.Youcannot,however,getdirectionswithinthedownloaded
mapareaorusetheNavigationapptogetturn-by-turndirections.Youalsocannotsearch
forthingsinthedownloadedmapareaorseepointsofinterest.
Sohowusefulishavingmapdataalreadydownloadedtoyourtablet?Becauseofflinemaps
arealreadydownloaded,theyhelpwhenyouhaveanetworkconnectionandaregetting
drivingdirectionsbecauseGoogleMapsdoesnotneedtodownloadthemapdatainreal
time,whichcouldsaveyoualotofmoneyindata-roamingcharges.